Cholinergic Anti-inflammatory Pathway and Stroke

Background: Stroke is devastating cerebrovascular event which is responsible for 6.7 million deaths each year worldwide. Inflammation plays an important role in the pathophysiology of stroke. Targeting inflammation after stroke is highly actual topic for both experimental and clinical research. Keywords: Cerebral ischemia, cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway, inflammation, intracerebral hemorrhage, stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, Vagus nerve stimulation, α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7 nAChR).